5/14 Katie Taylor Caps Stellar Career
With Runner-Up Finish at NCAA Tournament.|
Complete Results and
Coverage | Katie Taylor
Hole-by-Hole |(Green Lake, Wis.)-- Concordia
senior Katie Taylor (Owatonna,
Minn) capped off her stellar career as a Cobber by finishing second at
the NCAA Division III national Championship Tournament. The runner-up finish
marks the highest place at a NCAA sponsored championship event by any Concordia
golfer in the history of the program.

The previous highest
finish for a Cobber women's golfer at the NCAA meet is ninth place. Kari
Weidner ('00) finished ninth at the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Before the NCAA
sponsored a women's golf tournament, Lisa Hanson finished second at the
1992 National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) National Tournament.

Taylor was in contention
to win the championship until the final three holes of the tournament.
After shooting a remarkable 39, in a driving rain storm, on her first nine
holes of the final day, Taylor had a seven-shot lead with nine holes to
play. She played the first three holes on her final nine in one over par
and carried a six-shot lead into the final six holes. That is when disaster
struck for Taylor. After the rain stopped and then sun came out, she triple-bogeyed
the par-three fourth hole to narrow her lead to only three strokes with
five to play. She then bogeyed the next hole, and after making a tremendous
par on the sixth hole, she bogeyed seven and eight and her lead had vanished
completely. Entering the final hole, she trailed Brittany Cary of McMurray
College by a single stroke and needed a birdie to force extra holes. Unfortunately
she hit her tee shot into the deep rough and had to settle for a bogey
and a tie for second place.

Her four-day total for the
tournament was 316, which included a 74 in the second day - the second
lowest round of the entire tournament. With her runner-up finish, Taylor
earns All-American honors for the first time in her career.

She finishes her four-years
at Concordia by being a two-time all-conference player and also a two-time
member of the NGCA Scholar All-Academic Team.

(Green Lake, Wis.)-- Concordia
senior golfer Katie Taylor
(Sr., Owatonna, Minn) shot a second round 74, and moved into a tie for
first place after two days at the NCAA Division III National Tournament
at The Golf Courses of Lawsonia in Green Lake, Wis. She has a two-day total
of 154 and is tied with Kelly Cramp of McDaniel College (Md.) and first-round
leader
Sarah Gates of DePauw University. The NCAA Tournament is a four-round competition.

Taylor carded an 80 in the
opening round and was tied for eighth place after the first day of competition.
In Wednesday's second round, which she started on the 10th hole, she made
a birdie four on the 11th hole and then bogeyed number 12. She capped her
outgoing nine by making a birdie on the par-five 18th hole to finish with
a one-under 36. When she made the turn, she had the outright lead by two
strokes over first-round leader Gates.

She started the front nine,
her final nine holes of the day, by making a birdie at the second hole
and pushing her second round total to -2. She gave one stroke back on the
par three fourth hole, and then double bogeyed the par seventh. She finished
with a 38 on the final nine holes to give her a second day score of 74
- one over par.

Taylor is hoping to become
the first Concordia player to finish in the top five at the NCAA Championship
Meet. The previous highest finish for a Cobber women's golfer at the NCAA
meet is ninth place. Kari Weidner ('00) finished ninth at the 2000 NCAA
Tournament. Before the NCAA sponsored a women's golf tournament, Lisa Hanson
finished second at the 1992 National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) National
Tournament.

Katie
TaylorSr.Owatonna, Minn.Was named the MIAC Women's
Golfer of the Year.

(St. Paul)-- Katie
Taylor (Sr., Owatonna, Minn/Owatonna HS) continued to reap the
rewards of her four years of hard work as she was named the MIAC Women's
Golfer of the Year for the 2003-04 season.

Taylor, who earlier this week was selected
to play in the NCAA Division III National Tournament, tied for second
at the 2003 MIAC Championships, earning All-MIAC honors and also finished
in a tie for fifth at the MWCGA State Championship, earning all-state honors.
During her senior year, Taylor earned medalist honors twice, winning the
Dragon/Bison Invitational and the College City Invitational, and tied for
first at the MSUM/NDSU Invitational this spring. Taylor fired a lower score
in the final round of each 36-hole event she entered except for the MWCGA
State Championship this season. Taylor is the region's top-ranked player
with a stroke average of 82.00, placing her 15th in the nation.

5/04 Katie Taylor Selected to Play in
the NCAA Division III Tournament.(Indianapolis, Ind.)-- Concordia senior
golfer Katie Taylor (Sr.,
Owatonna, Minn/Owatonna HS) has been selected to participate in the 2004
NCAA Division III Women's Golf Tournament. The championship will held on
May 11-14 at The Golf Courses of Lawsonia in Green Lake, Wisconsin. Taylor
was selected as one of 10 individual players that were not a part of a
team that qualified for the tournament.

It will be the first time in her career
that Taylor has played at the NCAA Championship Tournament. She becomes
the first Concordia player to participate in the national meet since 2002
when Liz Meschke finished 15th.

The Cobbers were led by Katie
Taylor (Sr., Owatonna, Minn/Owatonna HS), who finished in a tie
for fifth, and earned All-State honors. She shot a 78 on day one and followed
that up with an 86 in the final round. Taylor is competing for a
spot in the NCAA Division III National Golf Tournament to be held on May
11-14 at The Golf Courses of Lawsonia in Green Lake, Wisc. Last fall, Taylor
finished second at the MIAC Championship Meet.

Christie
Brink (Fr., Forest Lake, Minn.) was the second lowest Cobber at
the meet. She finished 31st with a 175 (89-86) total. Rounding out the
top four for Concordia was Katy Stevens
(Jr., Colstrip, Mont./Colstrip HS) in a tie for 35th (91-87=178) and Laura
Henry (Fr., Hugo, Minn./Forest Lake HS) who finished 60th (102-98=200).

(Winona, Minn.)-- Concordia fell
off the pace in the final day of competition at the MIAC Championships
and placed fourth for the two-day event. Katie
Taylor (Sr., Owatonna, Minn/Owatonna HS) and Katy
Stevens (Jr., Colstrip, Mont./Colstrip HS) placed in the top 10
in the individual competition to earn All-MIAC honors. Taylor fired a 79
on the final day to come away with second place at the championship meet.
She finished only one stroke off the top of the leaderboard. Taylor finished
with a 163 (84-79) while medalist Katie Glorvigen of St. Thomas shot a
162 (85-77) to claim the individual title. The second place finish marks
the highest finish by Taylor at the MIAC Championship Meet. It is also
the third straight year that Taylor has earned all-conference honors.

Stevens pulled off one of the biggest surprises
of the tournament by shooting a 174 (82-92) to finish in a tie for tenth
place and come away with all-conference honors for the first time in her
career. She was tied for second place going into the final round and hung
on to place in the top ten. It is her second top ten finish of the season.
Last year Stevens finished 26 shots behind the top ten golfers in the 27-hole
event that was shortened due to poor weather conditions.

As a team, the Cobbers shot a 711 (351-
360) which was 18 strokes behind third place Gustavus and 46 behind team
champion St. Thomas. The Tommies have now won three straight MIAC team
titles.

Rounding out the top four for Concordia
were Laura Henry (Fr., Hugo,
Minn./Forest Lake HS) who finished with a 184 (90-94) and Jenny
Nystrom (Hartford, S.Dak./West Central HS) who fired a pair of
95's to finish at 190.

9/17 Katie Taylor Named MIAC Women's
Golfer of the Week.Concordia senior golfer Katie
Taylor (Sr., Owatonna, Minn/Owatonna HS) was named the MIAC Women's
Golfer of the Week. Taylor was honored for her weekend performance at the
Bison/Dragon Invitational.

Taylor shot a final round 76 to pull away
from the field and earn medalist honors at the NCAA Division II-laden invite.
The tournament was contested over two days at the Rose Creek Golf Club
in Fargo and at the Meadows Golf Club in Moorhead. Taylor was tied with
Rocky Mountain's Amber Griffith after day one of the tournament as both
golfers shot an 80. Taylor was able to finally pull away on the closing
holes and edged Griffith by a single stroke.